In fact, potato is more than just a main food of diet in America. In many ways, it’s an integral（不可或缺的）part of the American pop culture.
“Mashed Potato Dance” began in 1962. The name of the dance came from the song, Mashed Potato Time. American R&B singer Dee Dee Sharp sang this song. The move(舞步) is something like Twist dance style.
“Hot Potato!” is an action puzzle video game released（发行）in 2001. In the game the player must drive a bus and clear the road of alien potato begin at the same time. The potato beings are either red or blue. When two like-coloured potatoes touch each other, they disappear. Over the years, this game has been welcomed by many players, especially children.
“Mr Potato Head” is an American toy invented by George Lerner in 1949. The toy is made up of a plastic potato model and plastic parts like hands, feet, ears and a mouth. In 1952, this toy became the first toy advertised on television.
阅读以上信息，用恰当的词完成下面的表格，每空一词。
| Potatoes in China | Many Chinese people consider potatoes as a kind of vegetable. In the future, bread, steamed buns and noodles with some popato starch will | |||||
| Potatoes in America | A kind of main food of diet | |||||
| An integral part of pop culture | Mashed Potato Dance | Its name came from the song , Mashed Potato Time, The move of the dance is something like the Twist dance style. | ||||
| Hot Patoto | The game has been played since the The players have to obey the game rules while playing. The game is popular | |||||
| Mr Potato Head | The The toy is made up of a plastic potato model and some plastic parts. It was the first toy advertised on TV. | |||||
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【推荐1】What dishes best represent (代表) the food of Hong Kong? In the eyes of Aiden Teng, the answer is street foods-egg waffles (鸡蛋仔), siu (烧卖), curry fish balls.
Egg waffles are his favorite. “When I feel hungry, they are always there.” Teng said. Teng sometimes has them with ice-cream. “Plain egg waffles are tasty enough.” he said.
“However, in my daily life, I probably eat more boxed meal. The lunch boxes and dinners my parents cook for me are more Chinese style food such as char siu buo (叉烧包),” Teng said. In Hong Kong, it’s common for students to take lunch boxes to school.
When Teng’s parents cook at home, they usually cook traditional dishes. His favorite is soy sauce chicken(豉油鸡), which his family has at least once a week. “It tastes a little sweet. With spices like ginger (姜), the flavor is special.”
Another big part of Hong Kong’s food culture is din sum houses (点心房). “If we want to relax and kill time on weekends, we would go there. We can sit there to talk for two or three hours! Dishes there like har gau (虾饺) are great.”
根据短文内容, 回答下列问题。
1. How many kinds of street foods does Aiden Teng mention in paragraph 1?
2. Why does Teng like plain egg waffles?
3. Is it common or unusual for students in Hong Kong to take lunch box to school?
4. How often do Teng’s family eat soy sauce chicken?
5. Where will Teng go if he wants to relax?
Arepas (玉米饼) are the most common food in Venezuela (委内瑞拉). They are easy food. You can make them in only a few minutes.
Arepas are made of corn (玉米) flour (面粉). They are like bread in other countries. You can eat them anytime, everywhere and with whatever you want.
It is easy to make arepas. You only need to pour (倒) the corn flour into a bowl (碗) with some water and salt, mix (混合) them together, and then make the arepa with your hands and cook it.
It takes only 10 to 15 minutes to make an arepa. For that reason, the arepa in Venezuela has become the most popular and traditional food. Also, it is a main dish (主菜) because arepas can be eaten with all you want.
You can find arepas in small restaurants called Areperas. If you go to Venezuela, don’t forget to eat arepas.
Arepas in Venezuela | |
| What you need to make an arepa | Corn flour, salt and water. |
| How to | First, mix water, salt and corn flour together. Then, make the arepa with your You need to spend about |
| How to eat arepas | It is a |
| Where to eat arepas | People in Venezuela make arepas in their homes. But you can find and eat them in small |
【推荐3】You're probably used to getting takeaway delivered (递送) to your home these days. Maybe you and your parents even order pizza (A)from time to time. But the first pizza delivery in history took place nearly 150 years ago—in Italy.
In 1878, Queen Margherita became the first queen of Italy. As the story goes, the queen grew tired of eating "fancy" meals and wanted to eat "common" food. Raffaele Esposito, the (B)most famous pizza cook at that time, was asked to deliver a pizza to the queen. He prepared a pizza with tomatoes, cheese and basil-the red tomatoes, white cheese and green basil standing for the colors of Italy's new national flag, As soon as the pizza was taken(C)________of the oven, he quickly delivered it to the queen himself. The queen had never eaten pizza before and said (D)it was one of the best things she'd ever eaten. Esposito named the pizza after the queen, and it has been served in nearly every pizza restaurant in the world ever (E)________.
Today, (F)比萨仍然是世界上最流行的快餐之一. In1973, US pizza company Domino's Pizza promised to deliver its pizzas in "30 minutes or less"— if the pizza was late, it would be free. Little Caesars, another US pizza company, offers a "Hot-N-ready" pizza at nearly all of its stores. (G)It cooks these pizzas around the clock so that there are always fresh pizzas available (可获得的). You go to the store, pay 6 dollars (about 42 yuan) and walk out with a fresh pizza with no waiting time. Pizza, it seems, might be the ultimate (终极的) "fast" food.
1. 写出画线部分(A)和(B)的同义词或近义词:2. 在画线部分(C)和(E)处填入适当的单词:
3. 文中画线部分(D)指代的是
4. 将画线部分(F)译成英语
5. 将画线部分(G)改写为: These pizzas
Tea is the most widely-consumed (广泛饮用的) drink in the world next to water. Some people say that tea is the drink of China. Many Chinese drink it every day. But in other countries, people like it too. They have different ways to drink tea.
In the United States, sweet tea is Americans’ favorite. It is made from black tea, sugar and fruit. Unlike Chinese tea, sweet tea in the US is always ice cold. Many years ago, poor people couldn’t drink it. Black tea and sugar cost a lot of money. But now, everyone can drink it.
In the UK, people like to put milk in their tea. This makes it taste special. They usually drink it in the afternoon — this is called “tea time”. They like to eat snacks when they drink their tea. At tea time, people have a short rest from work.
It is cold winter now. Would you like a cup of warm tea?
1. How often do many Chinese drink tea?2. What is sweet tea made from?
3. How does the tea taste with milk in it?
4. When can English people have a rest from work?
5. What is this article mainly about?
【推荐2】We all know that Britain and the US are two countries connected by a common language. But in fact the differences are more fun to study, as BBC did in a recent story called 8 Situations When Britons Behave Differently From Americans. We have picked out four for you. Take a look.
When someone knocks into you
If someone knocks into an American, the victim (受害者) will probably look at the aggressor (冒失者) in the face and expect an expression of regret. If, however, the victim happens to be British, the victim will say “sorry” before the other person says it.
When you get dressed for dinner
Britons don’t all change into evening dresses for supper like what you may have seen in popular TV shows. But they do try to make an effort when going out for dinner somewhere nice. Americans, however, will probably wear a common shirt to a nice restaurant.
When you don’t finish your food
Britons wouldn’t think to take the leftovers home when dining out at a restaurant. They think the food is somehow “tainted (污染的)” because they’ve stuck at it with a knife and fork. But in the US, packing it up to take home is a custom.
When you get into a taxi
Britons will give the taxi driver an address, then they don’t say anything with the driver before it’s time to pay. Sometimes they’re being taken in a wrong way, they don’t like to say anything, either. In the US, however, most passengers will tell the driver which way to go after telling him or her the address.
根据短文内容，回答下列问题。
1. How many situations does the passage show us about different behaviors?
2. Who will say sorry first if someone knocks into a Briton, the victim or the aggressor?
3. What will Americans probably wear to a nice restaurant?
4. Why do Britons think the leftover food is tainted?
5. When will most Americans tell the driver which way to go after they get on the taxi?
Many Chinese families have family books. They’re also called “Zu Pu”. You can see all the family members (家庭成员) in them.
Chinese family names are passed down (传承) from father to son. Many Chinese people feel happy when they meet a new friend with the same (相同的) family name. Some of them think that “they were from the same family 500 years ago”. There are over 4,100 family names in China. Li, Wang and Zhang are the top three family names.
We Chinese put family names first, but English people are different (不同的) from us. They put their family names last. And they usually have three names: a first name, a middle name and a last name. People don’t use their middle names very often (经常).
Everyone has his own name. And many Chinese people have their family But in English-speaking countries, their names are not the same as ours. They have |
【推荐1】Every year. thousands of people come to Edinburgh (爱丁堡), the capital city of Scotland, to be part of the Edinburgh Festival. For three weeks every August and September there are actors and artists from all over the world in the city. They come to Edinburgh for the biggest arts festival in Britain. During this time, the streets of the city are alive (有活力的) with music and dance from early morning until late at night. You can even see artists drawing pictures on the streets.
Tens of thousands of tourists come to the festival to see new films and plays and hear music played by famous musicians. This year, you can see over five hundred performances (演出) with actors from more than forty countries.
The tickets for these performances are quite cheap and it is usually easier to see your favorite star in Edinburgh than it is in London. So come to Edinburgh next summer, but remember it can be difficult to find a room, so why not book your hotel now?
1. 将画线句子译为汉语：2. 根据文章内容完成句子。每空不超过两个词。
（1）During the Edinburgh Festival, people sing and dance from
（2）Lots of tourists come to Edinburgh to see new films and plays and hear music played
3. 判断正误：The Edinburgh Festival is two months long.
4. How many countries are the actors from?
【推荐2】Becoming an adult means different things in different cultures. However, no matter where you are from, it means you will need to take on new responsibilities. That’s why in many cultures, there is a “coming of age” ceremony (成 人 礼) to introduce young people to their new identities. Let’s look at some of them.
France
This nation’s traditional coming-of-age ceremony is known as “le Bal”, or, to give it its full title, “le Bal des Debutantes”—Debutante Ball (初次社交舞会).
Le Bal is a fashion event, held in November each year, for an invited group of girls aged between 16 and 22. Last year was the 26th le Bal event. The girls aren’t only French, but come from many other countries too. They wear fashionable clothes from the best designers in the world.
The event was inspired (受启发的) by the debutante balls that began in England in the 1600s and ended in the 1950s. As these balls, young women from the highest parts of society attended, showing that they were ready to be married to wealthy men. Nowadays, it’s a charity event, used to raise money for good causes.
Latin America
Some coming-of-age traditions are not unique to countries but instead celebrated by regions and cultures. One such tradition is quinceanera (成人礼), the celebration of a girl’s 15th birthday. It’s observed throughout Latin America, as well as Hispanic (西班牙) communities across the US.
Once, quinceanera symbolized (代表) a very traditional idea of what a woman should be. Before their special day, girls were taught cooking, sewing(缝纫) and other household skills. Marriage was expected to follow shortly after.
One important tradition that’s still alive, however, is known as “15 candles”. Toward the end of her party, the girl gives a candle to each of the 15 females (女性) who she thinks are the most important in her life. The candles symbolize the past, and everything she will leave behind as she becomes a woman.
Japan
Coming of Age Day is a yearly national holiday which is held in January in Japan. On that day, those who have celebrated their 20th birthday in the past year all officially come of age.
Coming of Age Day is a colorful occasion. The girls dress in traditional kimonos (和服). They do their hair in fancy styles and wear make-up.
But what does coming of age actually mean in Japan? As some other places, it marks the time when a person is given new rights and responsibilities as an adult.
“Coming of age” ceremonies in different | |
| Introduction | ●Wherever you are from, ●In many cultures, there is a “coming of age” ceremony to introduce young people to their new identities. |
| France | ●This nation’s traditional coming-of-age ceremony ●It is held in November, for an invited group of girls aged ●The girls from home and ●Nowadays, it’s a charity event, used to raise money for good causes |
| Latin America | ●One tradition is quinceanera, used to ●Once, quinceanera ●Before their special day, girls were taught some household skills, because they were expected to get ●One important tradition that’s still alive, however, is known as “15 candles”. |
| Japan | ●Coming of Age Day is a yearly national holiday ●It is a colorful occasion. As another |
In America, people often invite friends for a meal, a party or just a cup of coffee. People often say like these, “Would you like to come over for dinner?” “We’re having a party on Friday. Can you come?” To answer an invitation, they say “Thank you” and accept, or say “Sorry” and give a reason.
Sometimes, what people say is like invitations but they are not real invitations. For example, “Please come over for a drink sometime. ” “Let’s get together for lunch soon.” They are not real invitations because people don’t talk about the date or time. They just show that the person is trying to be friendly. People usually answer, “Sure, that would be great.”or “OK, thank you.” So next time you hear what is like an invitation, listen carefully. Is it a real invitation or is the person just being friendly?
1、2题完成句子；3题简略回答问题；4题找出并写下全文的主题句；5题将文中画线句子译成汉语。
1. If American people accept an invitation, they say “
2. “We’re having a party on Friday. Can you come?” is a(n)
3. Why do people say words like invitations even though they don’t want to invite their friends to come?
4.
5.
Look it up!
Here are two articles from an encyclopaedia.
Da Vinci, Leonardo
Leonardo da Vinci (1452-519) was an Italian painter, inventor, musician, engineer and scientist.
Da Vinci was born in the countryside. From an early age, he showed great intelligence and artistic ability. As he grew older, he learnt to do many different things. His paintings are very famous, and one, the Mona Lisa, is perhaps the most famous painting in the world. He also had many inventions. For example, his notebooks include some interesting drawings of flying machines. (See Art)
Dinosaurs lived on Earth more than 60 million years before human beings. They lived everywhere on Earth. Some dinosaurs were as small as chickens. Others were as big as ten elephants. Some could even fly.
Many dinosaurs ate plants. However, some dinosaurs liked to eat meat.
Dinosaurs live on Earth for more than 150 million years. That suddenly they all died out. Nobody knows why. However, we can lean about them from their fossils. (See Earth history)
1. What does the pronoun “it” in the title refer to?______________________________________________________________________________
2. What is the painting in picture a? Who painted it?
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3. Why did the author mention Da Vinci’s paintings and inventions?
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4. Could some dinosaurs fly?
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5. How do people study dinosaurs?
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Every country has its favourite food...In some countries，people eat rice every day. They often eat it with meat，fish and vegetables. Japanese（日本人）eat a lot of fish，and they eat a lot of rice，too. In England，the favourite food is fried fish and French fries. In the USA，people like hamburgers a lot. And. they like to have cold drinks. In Canada，people like to eat bread with butter（黄油）on it. In India，people like to eat hot food. Some people only eat fruit and vegetables. They don't like to eat meat or fish. They think green food is good for them.
1. 判断正误（“T”表示正确，“F”表示错误）Different countries have different favourite foods.
2. People in India like to eat
3. What do Englishmen like to eat？
4. Why do some people like to eat fruit and vegetables？
5. 将文中画线句子译成汉语。
The first step to take care of yourself is to make sure that your environment is in order. Seeing your house in a mess can have a bad influence on yourself. Here are some things you should consider cleaning out from your home:
Old magazines
Give away old magazines you have lying around because chances are that you aren't going to read them again. Find places that you can donate your magazines to such as child care centers, doctor's offices, nursing homes, and libraries.
Clothes
Use the two year-rule for clothes- -get rid of the clothes that you haven't worn in two years. Sell them to a thrift(节约,节俭)store or donate them to someone in need.
Books
Go through your bookshelf and gather together books you haven't touched in months and ones that you aren't planning on rereading. If you haven't touched it in a year, you're probably not going to read it again.
Medicine
Take a look at the places where you place your medicine and clear out drugs that have expired(过期) , medicine that has sat on your shelf for too long, or ones that you no longer use. First, check to see what the proper disposal(处理) methods are for the medication.
Food
Go through your fridge and clear out items that need to be thrown out-the old, unused, and rotting. Do this weekly instead of monthly, just to make sure you don't have any unpleasant surprises!
Some memorabilia(纪念品)
Many organizing experts advise to throw away memorabilia like cards and gifts you don't use. I agree, but I think you can keep some of them by perhaps creating some sort of poster with old cards or designating a small shoe box for memorabilia. Resolve to throw away anything that can't fit into the box.
1. How many kinds of things in total are mentioned in the passage?2. Where should you donate them if you have the old magazines?
3. What is the first step to clean the medicine?
4. Why should we clear out the food weekly instead of monthly?
5. Does the writer think it necessary to throw away everything?
